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E. 0. DAVIS.

PLOW FENDER. No. 380,998. Patented Apr. 10, 1888.

WITJVESSES UNITED STATES lPATENT OFFICE.

EVERETTE O. DAVIS, OF JERSEY, GEORGIA.

PLOW-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 380,998, dated April 10,1888.

Application tiled August l1, 1857. Serial No. 246,716. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, Evnanrrrn O. Davis, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Jersey,in the county of Walton and State of Georgia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plows; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention pertains to certain new and useful improvements in plows, or, more particularly,plow-fenders,having forits object the provision ot" means whereby the fender is rendered vertically self-adj ustable and capable of being secured or adjusted at the desired point laterally with relation to the rear end of the plow-beam; and the invention consists of the detailed construction, combination, and arrangement of the parts,substantially as hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof. Fig. 3 is a rear end elevation. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail perspective views, and Figs. 6 and 7 are views of modifications of my invention.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by the same letters of reference.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the approximately horizontallydisposed plowbeam,ot` ordinary construction, to the rear end of which are connected by ordinary means the plow-handles a a, which are preferably curved and extended rearwardly, as shown. To this plow-beam A, near the rear end thereof, is secured by ordinary means the plow-shovel shoe. or standard a', the same being curved on the front surface, so as to conform to the rear side of the plow-shovel, which is designed to be secured thereto, as customary. This shoe or standard is braced or held in the desired position by means of two parallel arms, a", which are secured thereto and projected on either side of the plbw-beam, and there retained by suitable securing bolts or clips, as shown.

B is an approximately L-shaped arm or bracket, the horizontalportion of which is provided with a slot or opening, b, extending lengthwise thereof, and through this slot is passed the lower end of anutted bolt, b', projecting through a vertical aperture in the rear end ofthe plow-beax1i,whe1eby said horizontal portion of the arm or bracket B is secured to the under side of the rear end of the said plowbeam. 'By means ofthis construction of the L- shaped arm or bracket the same is rendered horizontally adjustable and can be secured at the desired point by tightening the nut ot the boltb, which nut impinges the under side of said horizontal portion of the arm or bracket.

The outer vertical portion of this arm or Y bracket B is bent back upon itself, forming a vertical slot or opening, bl', extending the full length of said vertical portion of the arm or bracket, the purpose of which will appear hereinafter.

C is a long rod or bar the front, flanged, or bent end of which is pivotally secured to one side of the plow-beam A by means of a bolt passed therethrough and through a corresponding aperture in said beam. llhis rod or bar is bent outwardly and downwardly from its pivotally-secured end, as shown at d, and is thence again bent downwardly and rearwardly a short distance, and is then extended into a straight horizontal portion, cl', which extends rearwardly some distance, as shown in Fig. 2. From the termination of this horizontal portion d said rod or bar is bent vertically upward, and thence at nearly right angles into a horizontal portion, which is slightly bent, and thence extended horizontally rearward, forming an arm, d. The arm d of the pivotallysecured rod or bar C is projected through the slot or opening formed in the vertical portion of the L-shaped arm or bracket :and is permitted to freely work in said slot.

`In the horizontal portion d of the rod or bar C are formed three (more or less) openings or apertures, through which ordinary bolts are passed for securing on the outer side of said rod or bar a vertically-disposed metallic plate or fender, D, of approximately oblong formation, the forward end of which is curved, as shown, to permit of its ready passage on the ground in the forward movement of the plow.

From the description given of the shape of the rod or bar() it will be seen that this fender when secured to the horizontal portion of said rod or bar occupies an inclined position with relation to the plow-beam, the forward end of said fender being secured near said beam,

while the rear end is held farther out therefrom, as shown in Fig 3.

From what has been stated it will be seen that by reason of the pivotal securing of the forward end of the rod or bar B and the retention of the arm d of said rod or bar in the slot of the vertical portion of the arm or bracket the fender secured to said rod or bar is rendered capable of self-adJ ustment according to the inclination in or any obstruction of the ground,the lower edge of said fender being continually on the ground, whereby when the same cornes in contact with a stone or other obstruction it will ride thereover without interfering with the working of the plow.

By means of the slot in the horizontal portion of the arm or bracket B and the bolt se curing the same the fender can be adjusted at the desired point relative to the ploweshovel, according to the distance it is desired to break or plow the ground from the plants, this invention being particularly designed for plowing small plants.

'In Fig. 6 I have shown a modified form of the Leshaped arm or bracket, which consists in providing registering apertures in the two side pieces of the vertical portion of said arm or bracket,whereby,by passinga bolt through any two ot' said apertures in under the projecting arm of the rod or bar, said rod or bar can, together with the fender, be held at the .desired point, according to the height of the plants between which the plow is passing, or

the fender can be entirely raised from contact with the ground.

If desired, I can dispense with the approximately-oblong fender and in lieu thereof employ a wheel, E, as shown in Fig. 7, said Wheel having its axle secured to the center of the horizontal portion of the rod or bar C,t hesa1ne serving substantially the same purpose as the fender D.

I claim as my invention As an improvement in plow-fenders, the combination, with the plow-beam having the plow shovel, of the laterally adjustable bracket secured near the rear end of the beam in rear of said plow-shovel, a longitudinallydisposed rod or bar pivotally secured at its front end to said plow-beam in front of the plow-shovel and extended rearwardly on an incline, and having its rear end or arm working in a slot of said bracket, the front and rear ends of said bar being carried downwardly and outwardly and connected by a central horizontal portion, and the plate or fender secured to said horizontal portion and caused to occupy an inclined position with relation to the plow-beam,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EVERETTE O. DAVIS. Witnesses:

ALEXANDER T. SMITH, THOMAS GILEs. 

